Section 639.714 - Transfer of information between pharmacies: Procedure for oral transfers1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a pharmacist who orally transfers the information relating to a prescription pursuant to NAC 639.713 shall: (a) Write the word "void" on the face of the prescription; and(b) Record on the reverse side of the invalidated prescription the following information: (1) The name of the pharmacist who transfers the information relating to the prescription;(2) The date of the transfer;(3) The name and address of the pharmacy to which the prescription is transferred; and(4) The name of the pharmacist who receives the information relating to the prescription.2. The pharmacist who receives the information relating to the prescription that was transferred orally shall: (a) Reduce the transferred information to a written prescription;(b) Write the word "transfer" on the face of the transferred prescription;(c) If the prescription is for a controlled substance, inform the patient that the prescription may be transferred only once; and(d) Record the following information on the transferred prescription: (1) The name and address of the pharmacy from which the prescription was transferred;(2) The name of the pharmacist who transferred the information relating to the prescription;(3) The serial number of the original prescription;(4) The date the original prescription was issued and the most recent date of dispensing, if different; and(5) The number of refills authorized by the original prescription, the date the prescription was most recently refilled and the number of refills remaining.3. A pharmacy which maintains its records of prescriptions on a computer system shall invalidate in its system a prescription which has been orally transferred to another pharmacy. If the computer has the capability to maintain the information described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the pharmacy: (a) Shall maintain that information on its computer; and(b) Is not required to record that information on the original transferred prescription.Nev. Admin. Code § 639.714
Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-91; A 10-24-97